Sentences with phrase «public policy commitment»

Margaret Blood: In the absence of a public policy commitment, we've allowed the market to take over and provide very high - quality services to a limited number of wealthy children and, for the most part, less - than - quality services to poor children, with lots of kids stuck in between.

Not exact matches

The Business Council works closely with a number of organizations that share our commitment to shaping public policy in the interests of a stronger Canada and a better world.

Whatever legal and public policy solutions are reached in the coming years, Christians need to find a social, political and religious way to secure the well - being of women and children, involve fathers in the lives of their children, and support gays and lesbians who want to establish committed relationships and receive the benefits and blessings that go with this commitment.

We can work to change them and to prevent them from being changed in the wrong ways, even with policy makers and judges who do not share our religious commitments but do share our concern for the public good.

«I look forward to working with my fellow members and Council President Kraig Naasz to further enhance the Council's public policy leadership in a rapidly changing marketplace, as well as advancing our commitment to moderation and responsibility,» says Clerkin.

Her career in child nutrition began in 1950, with the Georgia Department of Education, and she has created an enduring legacy for her fellow school foodservice professionals; her commitment to child nutrition is equaled only by her passion for public policy.

As part of our public health awareness commitment, the Fed is Best Foundation has developed and compiled extensive resources for parents and health professionals to promote safe breastfeeding and safe infant feeding policies based on evidence, including, the science of infant feeding, the caloric and fluid requirements of newborns and the caloric yield of exclusive breastfeeding.

The government is expected to defer activity such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior Civil Service appointments, provided that such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».

Those who favour a renewed commitment to public support for the media will therefore have to rethink the role of public policy, of public service media organizations, and reconsider how governments can support those private sector media companies that provide public goods like the kinds of accessible accountability journalism and diverse public debate that democracies benefit from.

Transport commissioner Peter Hendy is revealed to have written emails discussing «refuting» Boris Johnson's policies on public transport, particularly his commitment to abolishing bendy buses.

The 2017 Labour manifesto includes commitments to radical change in public services, economic and social policy.

Cuomo's commitment to restraint will be tested by his increasingly progressive policy orientation and populist pledge to shovel more benefits to the middle class, including «free» public - university tuition for families earning up to $ 125,000.

The circular released the fee items the government has absorbed for all day public senior high school students in the country in line with its commitment to implement the progressively free secondary education policy as expressed in President John Mahama's State of the Nation Address last year.

They do not intend to replace Labour's risible legislative commitment to cutting the public - sector deficit with a serious one to restore full employment as a central objective of government policy.

I don't want to mention too many names but Karen Bradley (formerly of the Tory policy unit), Philippa Stroud (because of her lifelong commitment to social justice), Liz Truss (a radical thinker on public sector reform), Harriett Baldwin (because of her knowledge of the financial world) and Fiona Bruce (because of her legal and business background) are just five stars - in - the - waiting.

At Total Politics Events we focus on public policy conferences, we produce our own conferences as well as organising events on behalf of clients, providing a first class service, originality, creativity and commitment.

A federal program «to attract to the federal service outstanding men and women from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.»

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

And on 7 December, a report from Policy Cures in Sydney, Australia, a group that monitors global research and development for neglected diseases, showed that public and private funders last year cut their commitments to HIV / AIDS research targeted at the developing world by US$ 67.5 million, or 5.9 %.

Other key points from the interviews include Mayor Bloomberg's personal commitment to public health, his use of data to drive policy decisions, and his appointment of and reliance on like - minded agency leaders.

Kimbel says that asking researchers to make an individual, public commitment to ending sexual misconduct will accelerate the cultural change in academia that many scientists believe is essential to enforcing zero tolerance policies.

He is recognized for his commitment to obtain justice for workers whose health suffered from working in nuclear weapons programs, and for advocating scientific integrity in public policy making.

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Dr. Blackburn has shown an abiding commitment to public service in the scientific, academic and public policy arenas.

For DuFour, whose teaching career had been an entry into the world of higher education when his home state of Illinois offered free public university tuition to the top 10 percent of high school graduates in exchange for a five - year teaching commitment, this policy was a further injustice to students.

If those in power would only remain as constant in their policy commitments as is the public at large, the country could enjoy stable education policies rather than being bounced up and down like an India rubber ball.

The school districts described in the above three case vignettes have much in common: a district - wide commitment to listening to public concerns; serious effort given to communicating district policies and practices to the public; and a focus on collaborating and partnering with individuals and groups from the community, including business people.

Support for competitive programs, even among reformers, is apt to plummet as it becomes clear that the vagaries of peer reviewers and the prowess of grant writers are what drive results in such competitions, not true policy change, political courage, leadership or public commitment to reform.

School board policy at North White Pine County states that the board has established its commitment to families and the community by creating and maintaining policies to provide for the transparency of public records, for having open board meetings, for allowing community groups to use school facilities, and for allowing visitors to have access to the schools.

Public policy experts have long identified classified employees as a potential source of new teachers because many already have some post-secondary training and many also have shown a commitment to serving children.

The Board of Directors Award — Lumina Foundation The Board of Directors Award goes to Lumina Foundation for their unconditional support of the LCAN concept and commitment to public policy change in Michigan.

«Boarding schools can nurture a shared commitment to disciplined study and achievement,» said Bruce Fuller, a professor of education and public policy at the University of California - Berkeley.

«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

Bill Cibes made a fundamental difference then and does so now when he tells ConnCAN and the other «corporate education reformers» that we will not back down in our commitment and dedication to protect what is right about public education while we seek to develop and implement policies that make a real, honest and positive impact on the quality of education in our state.

Reporter and Public Policy Forum fellow Molly Rippinger spoke with Lake Effect's Mitch Teich about the Commitment Schools initiative and how the progress will be measured.

H.B. 5172 helps meet these calls for accessible public data, and further enhances and solidifies Connecticut's commitment to data transparency, which is fundamental to good governance and good policy.

Concerned educators can begin by contributing their insights and public support to the National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD), a network of national civil rights organizations and others (my own organization is a member) advocating a greater commitment to racial and economic diversity in federal policy and funding.

Previously, she served as Chief of Staff for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, informing the Administration's P - 20 policy and programmatic efforts on behalf of the nation's Latino students and families, including helping to secure over 150 private - and - public sector commitments with a collective investment of over $ 335 million to build on and accelerate federal, state, and local investments in high - quality education for the nation's Hispanic community, and launching the Federal Interagency Working Group to strengthen and align federal policy efforts with local initiatives.

The authors observed four shared strategies used by the groups in this process: 1) public conversations — open forums for deliberation among a range of stakeholders, leading to problem solving and commitments to action; 2) monitoring programs and policies — gathering and analysis of data to evaluate the effectiveness of improvement efforts; 3) participating in the public arena — building political will through get - out - the - vote campaigns and meetings with elected representatives; and 4) joint ownership and relational culture — developing «public» relationships that lead to collective action.

Maintaining commitment to collecting and responding to public input on DOT policies and programs in innovative ways; and

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Given that GDP itself is about $ 14 trillion, a continued policy of bailouts will eventually require a commitment of public funds amounting to a significant fraction of $ 14 trillion.

These two commitments result in terribly kinked phone cords and not - quite dry wetsuits around Ocean Conservancy's Santa Barbara field office.Greg received a bachelor's degree in political science and public policy from UC Santa Barbara, and served as Community Affairs Director for Environmental Defense Center prior to joining Ocean Conservancy.

What stuck with me is what Morris Ward, editor of Yaleclimatemediumforum.org, posing: «At some point,» he said, «the public at large has to step up to the plate in terms of scientific and policy literacy, in terms of commitment to education and strong and effective political leadership, and in terms of their own general self - improvement.»

Stepping all the way up to the climate challenge DOES mean ambitious collective action; more public investment in solutions (as well as good climate policy that drives private investment in the right direction); greater commitment to social and economic equity; and curbs on corporate power.

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«It is highly positive that Norway has now followed up on last year's pledge to ensure deforestation - free supply chains through the government's public procurement policy with this strong commitment,» Hermann Ranum said.

HUDSON VALLEY — «Scenic Hudson appreciates the governor's commitment to fund important shovel - ready projects during the Hudson River's Quadricentennial year and his articulation of the need for clean, renewable energy, but we have major concerns for New York's environment and the future of the Hudson River Valley Region,» said Andy Bicking, director of public policy for Scenic Hudson.

Just months before Lima hosts over 190 countries to advance international climate negotiations at COP 20, Katoomba XX — Peru will identify opportunities for climate policy and finance to align with other public and private investments and commitments to ensure that forests and other ecosystems continue to provide critical support for stable climate and resilient -LSB-...]

Just months before Lima hosts over 190 countries to advance international climate negotiations at COP 20, Katoomba XX — Peru will identify opportunities for climate policy and finance to align with other public and private investments and commitments to ensure that forests and other ecosystems continue to provide critical support for stable climate and resilient societies.